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Vol. IX. No. 71.
Colonial Departam,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.
HONGKONG, 7TH JUNE, 1858.
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Hie Excellency Sir Samual George Bonham, Baronet, K.C.R., having this (200) May.) returned to the Colony, is re assumed the duties of Governor and Commander Chief thereof.
Diplomatic Departsacnt.
HALF-MONTHLY, No. 11.
them as a conviction or the part of the leaders, officer and several mer had besa killed and has scarcely lad time to look about while it attracts comparatively only a few ad
hurents, must repel the greater portion of the and others sevenly wounded. The report him; but it is to be hoped he will now Chines people. Expulsion of the Taar roen has, we are sorry to say, been confined perceive the necessity of issning such and politen reform us nave been more aval and we have now to record the deaths of orders, e will provato in future such able watchwords all the work of political geno Lientant (1. A. Pidcock. Meurter Mus-uneconry sacrifice of life. ration had one soonurplished, when the tro- ter G. Rider, and an alio ventona ermed duction of religions tolerance would have left John Tips, while seven other scans. WRECK OF THE LARRISTON,
One of Benow we give iwn letters on the luas ol
Day Divine precepts of Christianity.
free ts shout of triaugh is sect forth by have been severely wounded.
Ilis Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Thes
Wearern people, the farm the Rebellion his latter med Edward Ward, a very the surer-steamer Larriston, mentioned Britial Trade in China, &o., &, having Eranted Twelve Months' leave of Absence it
diately interested in the results, the Chinens toe wounds upon his present, some of 3. Bowring, E., LL1, H. M.'s Consul at Cauten, D. 15. Robertson, E., gazette tected by those inre fam-powerful young man, had no fewer than in last Overland the former in reply to ns H. M.'s Consul for Aney, will for the present, and until further notice, officiate as themselves. Conan at the Port of Canton.
communication signed Justice, the other It is diet, therefore to predict anything the very severe, chictly inflicted while rejoinder. Neither seem to hit the real fis Excellerey Hor Majesty's Plenipotentiary, we, &c., has been pleased to mars than that the Tais role is likely to be! ite wits Lead down by a salt which the cause of the wreek, but possibly both may
anon terminatel; the sequanes of this is hardly Chinese threw over Bin.
be partly corrut,, as Captain Bayliss within the scope of huntan foresight. Revolu The piratical fleet consisted of seven
statement regarding the carveot justifies appoint Horse Oakley, Eaq, it present Senior Assistant at the Canter: Consulate, to alliciate as TI. M.'s Vise-Consul at the said Port of Canton during the absence of Bons are acessarily slow and protoneted, and junks, fua fotelis which they had cupar all that is said by 4. B. C.. while it is there is no good reason for an posing the present
Vine-Consul 12haelis.
His Excelleney Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, de, de, kes loen pleased towns will be an exception. Neither railroads nor; but though they had beou a terror to also certain that the loss of the steamer appoint Frederic Howe Haie, Es, to officiate as H. M. Vice Consul at Shanghar the electric telegraph have been introduced into the native traders on the cast for a long was caused by gross negligenet on the China, to accelerate the movements of avies, time, no notice would have been takon of peat of the second officer, who had the pending the arrival of Mr Vice-Consul War.
His Excellency Her Majesty's Peripotentiary and Chief Superintendent of girs of the chest mind remains hanged them, had they not attempted tussizensmall catastrophe necarres! is bis own country, British Trade to China, de, de, having been pleased to allow Me Vice-Cone Three in beye already elypso sines the British achooner called the Sper, that had would now be in jail waiting bis trial for There would appear to be little doubt Hague to proceed to England en medical certificate, John A. T. Meadows. Eng., fall Naking, and yet as e North, both the been chartered na ronvoy to a dact of manslaughtan. Izs been appointed to offelste as H. 3.is Vice-Consul in charge at the Port of Nigrition copied in March, the Tartars said desert, and which fell into the bands of the as to the compass being wrong; and its
contending farees have canned nearly in the rading jonks, which she was compelled to ur too weak to attack, the Rebels willing or pirates. The Battler found the fleet at being so is easily accounted for by the
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tince days before despiched a large accu- unatia to advance. malation of master by the ferriston, with mats are going on et the South, and in the anchor in Nam-qam brbour, and as son loss of the mizzennast with its wire rig which it went to the bottoir of the sea, interior provinces, butded by chiefs indepeulent as she appeared the junks got under weigh, ging, carried away when she fouled the of each other, and saving no ledged con-ac prepared for action by hoisting stink- U.S. Sloop Plymouth at Woosung. The along with other articles far more valu-uble,
tre. Wherever the Rebels have me in contact puts to the mast-bends. As com sa remoral of so auch iron from aft aust Na copies having been kept, we could with foreigners, did have been friendly, came within range, they opened fire upun lave had an effect upon the compass, for willingly sparn our renglers, and ourselves. the resumption of subjects the interest of which is in a great mousure past; but
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far from molesting, has protested then--a die position evinced even more at Aracy, where the ler, und even asteraced to range alongside which Captain Bayiis seems to have mad
ao allowance. Altogether, however, the insurgents are idolaters, an at Nasking, where with the intention of boarding. This of Christians were salute as brcle. This angurs course the steamer easily prevented; and loss of the vessel can only be characterized, well for the future, and affords fpes of a socie
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her policy towards foreigners Can las cbr plied that in return with it and shell, in sumer's phrase, as "lubberly work," which blew up the largost junk, the ex- and will serve ns a lesson to our slipowners racterized the Manchus, to probable huw
The in future to employ men having local ex- ever that the power of the letter will beater plain of which sunk a second. minated without further elforts; and for a time it others made for the shore, but as soon as perience of the coast navigation --- may appear to have anme vitality or it becomes their crews landed, they were attacked and only one of these great facts of the past romled lestroyal by the inhabitants,
Uy to this time ne lives had heau Mat by the Rutiler, but the boats were now lowered, and acnt after the pirates win
To the Editor of the "Chhau da,"
Horaxec. 1st June, 1853. Six--I find your short, and, to ceascuable may- iels, far from maligant," notice n the wreck of the ariston, has heonght down on you a velter, professing, under the signature office,
of the same period, intended for the South and immo circulation, were also lost, we have complied with the respect. Editor of that journal to reprint in our colmning all the docoments of public in forest contained in there numbers which it in story," sems desineule to perserve. The short- oss of the time between the arrival of tho Shanglue and the despatch of the Overland steamier preciudes their publication in the present suo, but they will appear st all events tsfors the despatch of nost Mail. Our present spore spaco we have occupied prits numbering about 3000, led on by cutter's crew, to capture two junks; for well-wisher, but is not a julicioas one, of few men of infinence, who bave taken ud- which purpose he hoarded one, hat the Baylis, who, ht the worca of Cuouing, Vantage of the disturbances in other parts ofler junk coming to her consort's assis
with ter norridive of Sir Genge Bonkand's visit to Neuking, extracted from the North Grace Morus of the F4 12105 of May, to whic journal it was contributed by Mr T. T. Meadows, the Interpreter to the expedition. We shall have something to say on the subject in ove nux.
THE RELIGIOUS BOOKS OF THE INSURGENTS,
CAPTURE OF AMOY,
Tur cupture of Amoy, mentioned in car
had got a cure-a service un which hut to controvers your statements. Will instieg be
lust Overload, wus, it appears, made, not little danger need love boen Inured, but good enough to say how the came the dermis
the rebels, bat by gang of discontented Lieutenant Pidcock attempted, with the is to be benefited by his episte? le ray bo
of China to wreak their vengeance upoutance, the unequal struggle reauited in the
may well sxelain,--
Of all pluznes, good heisen, My wrath can gend, Says, sve, a sve no for the antial Viíensed pr
If not carried in a South-westerly direction -
the authorities for pranishments formerly officer with his dezeu seaman being over by the current, how did the Larrison get so
far out of her course 1 was the intention of her commander, by his own shewing, to pos "five to seven miles outside" (or to the us word) of Turnabout; how came alte Uen to strike on a rock n the north-north-nest corner! The
writer says that
"As it was low water at a time the verso: stench,
the tide belig elb precious, if affecting tea screel at all
i w Cestataly Built 15 hot
fr as murrent independent of tile affecting the rossolin
channe!erally with the wind, and the wind bɔlug
northerly. The current, 18 any existed, would have beent southerly. It is therefore claviets that no
The most simple mode of answering the above, is to quote two short passages from Captai Baylis a owo report :-
"Soon after dayght, a Ching boat was gees, pulling from the laud, but in a short the gate is op and
a plus in hopes of swimming to sho atanil; bot
inflicted. One of Gem was formerly an powerca, and himself and two vihers opium breker, whe was bounded on the killed. check for some alence against the laws; Lieutenant Pidcock is said to have been wldle a second, wo are belil, named King a good and seatons officer, and his loss Sing, was at one time an interpreter to Meems to be deeply felt by his nassmates; Layton, British Consul at Apoy; and the but had bo kdown a little more of the Some of the books brought from the In-following note sent to us by person Chinese character and habits, he might surgent camp at Nanking have been trane acquaintance of his, will explain the mohave stil been alive and well. We are and at great length by the Rov. De tives which setuated him, and will at the aware that it is not easy to draw the line creuil, it is wel to observe that currents in Forman Medlars, and published in the North anne time readily account for the respect betwixt extreme gallantry and rashnoss, Ching Herold; and it is understood the and attention with which foreigners, and and had the junk with its crew beer cap remainder will follow-those treating of esperidly the British Cansul, have been tured, the oxploit would probably have been chased under the former denomination. religion at any rate. To supy them all treated:
"One of the principal kuders of the Short-knite But ask the commanders and officers in the would copy far more space than wo ern afford; but as too booke cannot fail to Society, who took Arcy, was formely an interopiam vessels and their bravery is un- preter to 1. M. Comet, My Layton. When Mr axcita much attention and speculation, the Sullivan took the consulship of Amoy, this margestionable they will term Lieutenant reel the stare, a cir-stance that dergilahed Iter. W. C. Milne has been so kind se to lead the temerity to put on a dangan-cou to pay his. Pilcock's attempt one of downright fool- a pain of the crew to take to the water pan apara promise us epitome of cault, from indepen- respects to bini when being know, the hardieues, and its result just what they say were all set by she varroat it in B. Ws, and fit
A large sun was bould have anticipated. It is with great probably perish. dent perusal of the Chinese originals. darius rein to seize him.
offered for bis apprehension; but he absconded, Some of them are now in our hande, nnd and made is cape in a lures to Nongkong and reluctance we now mimadvect on the when they appear, may assist in rectifying equently to Singapore. The taandarins not cunduct of a young and praising efficere else. Hat-ul gr-tiling link to the being able to get him, Beipod Ela orelhas and who tau! with his life the noually of like put imoediately after landing the passengers, and cho erroneous notions of many, taken up, wo fear, npon insufficient grounds, respect-beat them se sererely at one died in his chair rushness, but it inust be remembered thu tror three hours to effect shat Glijoux.
i with his own, he forfeited the lives of the Again; if there was no entrout, how did it ing the Christianity of the Insurgents, while being carrist the Consulate."
Sumo particulare of this affair wore given meu planed under bis command. This is happen that the salooner Zephyr, at a distance which seems to bear more resemblance to
not the first instance that has occurred for report) to the Southward of unabout Islam, of forty ratios you gave it as thirty in your Mabomekanism than to the religion of the in the China Mail No. 309, Janoury 16,
while the H. & C. Co.'s steamer Canton was surrounded by the wreck before AM, hẻ New Testament. Tco little is known to 1851.
Or the 1911 May an ineffestual attempt was on the expedition to Hainan, a similar | Larrider having truck after 10 r.M. pronovace positively on the subject, but
Thore may possibly (though I have the beet quite enough to excite a lively interest was marie by the government to regain pact was nearly followed by a similar resalt,
anvi we are not likely to forget the fate of reasome for thinking atherwise) be a unek Lal-us throughout Christendom. As regarda ita ion of the Citadel. Sono 500 to 800 probabla effect on the character and pro- en Innvied from ineteen junks, and Mr Goddard of the Cotami ne at Ping-it inside the one oft whiet, the vessel was gress of the haurrection, we have had arched bokily forward, but were ritima, hoi, who was blown up in a junk, having her shooting clear between the two.
ced at our disposal a istler from ately atineked in a surrow lane, and reated rashly followed a Chinuman whom he saw gentleman in China co a friend as one, the insurgents, with the loss of their going below with a lighted joss-stick.
It is for the bunelit of our young country- danger, the course he was steering must have Colonel and twelve to fifteen mun killed ever from those who are least spuser and about fifty male prisoners. Ameng men we now write. We are all too much worth file Lam-yets, and wliere, had she truck, the latter were two partyvilicers, who were in the habit of under-estimating the Chi- every nau: on board must have perished.I asn,
which will be found deserving of attention
to coueur in the views it expressIS :- --
You will hear a shout of triumph sent forth subsequently decapitated, and doir heads,; no. They are not naturally
The sea and tide, er reker strong and to the S. W which pan will more or los atreneta during batu Angl wreek, although her crew, con using of the second wil theomcem, the third ongineer, and setús seecuenies,
wrecked, but that would not have prevented
One word misre, and I have done. Had tho
Larriston even escaped the more immediate
ultimately carried her among the low reefs to the
warlikes, &c.,
so the West, that the day of the regeneration, of with that of the Colonel, were stuck, upon people, but they will fight when forced to China is at hand. To à certain extent this is poles on the walls of the Citadel. The in-los, and many instances of their bravery
me, but the isɛna is not 31 car as aunty believe Nay, 451. Mog. May, IRAY.
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THE Editor of this journal having beon in the North since the middio of March, it may appear strange that, while intelli-
A. B. C
To the Editor of the Chiner Mari” ar would fund cta-ra to believe. Tue bruks ob- Pecialista were experied shortly to return were witnessed during the war. But even
Hoseneng, 3 June, 1853. with a larger force.
| a cowed driven to desperation is to be tained at Nanking seen lo show thus i Itebol
DEAR ST your paper of yesterday the In Kwang-tung, every thing remains drenicu: what then is to be expected of communication signed 1.4 asks fastion te thai city secit as much a religions folitical cormation. Je msurgents at the quiet. A communication from the capital men with whom aapture and death are good enough to say how the rause be defends in is said to have Gown received by the off-syrenynions terms such as the pirates to be benefited by his epistle. I canut porecivo, vials will: the most lively demasirations with whom formerly the Hermes, and now body or anything, and think it merely goes to prove in festive's bester, any pretension to defend any
ire the extermination of the Tartar, the
latter body has notlung in common with the reli-
cigus views of the foiler; so the should the of satisfaction. but its contents bave not the Puttier, have come in contact? It has that there is a spinber of detached rocks N. W. of
vet been made public. Forty ertainaie baan shewn in the fear instance, that and some distance from, Turnabout; and notwith
theso Chinese who refused to fight to the i standing 4. 11. C's less reasons for thissing
Tartars be driven out, the contest will then only
in reality begin, and almost as great evils enage
were exceuiet on the 1st of June.
wi foliow Altheagh, therefore, de religious as those sought to be removed, aut a wor of creads
The British merchants as Canton have death wore ordored to leave the juke, naut otherwise, the reasons of those who were on tab wreck of the steaner for thinking, or rallier
for
much bette, as they were, according to "Jurice's
gence from that gaarier was looked for movement of the Nonting Rebolus elicited been questioning Sir George Bonham asi tla sampans were put at their disposal knowing, that there are rocks there, are probably with peculiar ar xiety, nothing of import the active sympathy of western people, it mig: to their indemnification in the event of the purpose; and we are nested by an ance should have been contrilated by him. have been better if inis dement had not been so their property being destroyed during any officer of the Hermes, that one inan arzonat, distinctly see.
Regarding currants, 1 perfectly agree with Jus- rasly introduced, and the movement had born threak there. The answer, we nenit was particularly obeorved during 1 fight, exclusively of a national character, and coated hardly say, is equivocating: but wo must with his left arin shattered by a shot, who ice in his assertion as they gatemily son with in i incipiency first, to exterminate the Tartars, resorva i eansideration notil we enn find
the wind, and it is able to suppose that Was miniming home
ball with his right: Cep ayns was able, while on die wreck and and souly, Lo reform their effete and decayne
and the instance of determination struck without a compass, to determine the set of the Captain Fishbourne so forcibly, that with tide within one or two points of the truth. He his own hand he struck up the muzzles of caut, as 1 aliould index from his statement, not two muskete levelled at the pirate. And precisely S. It interdy.
Moreover it does not follow us à maiter of course wrist chance bas British sailor, with all that because bou Zeph was surrounded by the
pritical system of China. Que object Ami snes for a sider correspondence that took will would then have minute sie entire mass of pace some weeks ago at Shangane,
the people, and the issue would have been earlier!
and casier-attended with lese bloodshed and
But for scue weeks he could only have recordal vague reports, elculated, and perhaps intended, mislead; and when nt length there was something definite to write about, too much reliance was placed on the praises of the P. & 0. Company, which, instead of keeping a kong and Shanghoe twice a month, allow lave stood the brunt of the latsle, a thuir rapid Tue day afore the despatch of just mail.is galicntry, armed with a cullus, against i wreck & or 94 hours after die vessel struck, that its promised communication between Hong-
news was received from Fushau by the Zephyr of a light having taken place on this en between 11 11. Steamer Raster and a powerful pirmas est, in which at
mozer sellel.
There is no doubt that the Nauking Retus
el an interval of two months to elapse with-surces of late fins exhibited to the word, as well
s to the Linean, the feebleness of the Tartar go out sending one Steumer; and when the
ernment; 10s the introduction and adaptira of Bombay at length made it appearates, the the religicos element, which may be locked upon Editor was on his way to Ningpo, having more se the means of gaining western sympathy
PIRATES.
EXPEDITION GP 11. M. RUKAMER BATTLER.
half-a-dozen Chinese srned with spears, which they well understand how to handle? Captain Sir William Hoste has been but a short time in command on the stations,
there was a knot eat rent and if in the event
+ Aming other picked up by le
wind of none do with causing frat than the current
temperas, facting Buoyantly on the water. The
MEMORIAL
ANDREW SHORTREDE,
OF HONGKONG,
TO
HIS GRACE THE
State for the Colonies, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
DUKE OF NEWCASTLE,
HONGKONG, 21ST JULY, 1859.
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